Twitter turns 17: A glance again on the evolution of the social media platform

ON THIS DAY IN 2006: Initially based by Jack Dorsey, Twitter is now owned by tech mogul Elon Musk. The microblogging platform has formed its personal identification over time. Since its inception, Twitter has undergone a big transformation, together with management modifications and character restrict changes. For the reason that platform obtained a 12 months older on July fifteenth, here is a have a look at its evolution over time.

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The idea for Twitter originated with podcasting enterprise Odeo, co-founded by Biz Stone, Evan Williams and Noah Glass. When Apple introduced the addition of podcasts to iTunes in 2005, Biz, Evan, and Noah considered an app that might compete with Apple. Jack Dorsey, an engineer at Odeo, got here up with the thought for the Quick Message Service (SMS). As soon as accepted, Dorsey set about growing the challenge, which was initially referred to as Twttr.

After a number of months of growth, Jack Dorsey posted the primary message in March 2006. The long-lasting tweet merely stated, “Simply establishing my twitter.”

Later that 12 months, Biz Stone, Evan Williams, Noah Glass, and Jack Dorsey launched the ultimate model of the app, permitting customers to affix the platform. In 2007, Twitter, Inc. was based and Jack grew to become its first CEO.

Evolution

1. In 2007, Chris Messina launched the idea of hashtags. The thought was initially deserted, nevertheless it shortly gained consideration and have become an integral a part of not solely Twitter, however different social networks as nicely.
2. In 2009, as Twitter gained recognition and attracted well-known personalities, there have been considerations about pretend accounts. To deal with these points, the corporate has launched checkmark checks.
3. For the reason that starting, the corporate has gone by way of a number of modifications and launched new options to enhance the person expertise.
4. They launched promoted tweets and a retweet function.
5. To compete with different social media platforms, Twitter launched direct messaging (DM), Areas, and Fleets, a function much like tales, nevertheless it was discontinued attributable to lack of curiosity from customers.
6. Underneath the management of its unique founder, Jack Dorsey, Twitter was launched with a tweet size restrict of 140 characters.
7. As the corporate has grown, the utmost size has been elevated to 280 characters.
8. Nonetheless, after the official takeover by Elon Musk, the app now helps as much as 25,000 characters for customers who pay for a subscription.